About Yury Tsapenko
Lived 1938 – 2012 (aged 73). Yury Tsapenko was a Russian artistic gymnast.
Yury Yakovlevich Tsapenko (; 25 July 1938 – 22 July 2012 ) was a Soviet artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver medal in the team allround competition and a bronze medal on the pommel horse.
During his career he won five national titles: on the floor (1961), parallel bars (1961) and pommel horse (1961, 1963, 1964). After retirement he worked as a coach, first in Moscow and then in his native Almaty.
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Who was Yury Tsapenko?
artistic gymnast
When was Yury Tsapenko born?
Yury Tsapenko was born on 25 July 1938 in Shymkent.
When did Yury Tsapenko die?
Yury Tsapenko died on 22 July 2012 in Almaty.
What was Yury Tsapenko's occupation?
Yury Tsapenko was an artistic gymnast.
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Yury Tsapenko was Russian.
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